30 Freedom Quotes to Spur the Soul

Every moment you’re faced with a decision: to be happy now, or to wait. Acknowledging this choice frees you from yesterday and tomorrow. These freedom quotes are directly involved with the freedom to feel and live genuinely, to be openly and honestly yourself, with nothing tethering you to anything that would limit your love or happiness.

“I have discovered that all the unhappiness of men arises from one single fact, that they cannot stay quietly in their own room.” – Blaise Pascal

Indeed, a large part of happiness is the freedom from worry about the what-ifs and should-haves of life. This freedom involves a deep love of life, self-expression untethered to the judgments of others, and a calmness in the heart that begets forgiveness and peaceful affairs.

To attain personal freedom is to acquire the ability to stay quietly in your own room, the space within, even amidst chaos—in gratitude for the opportunities life has granted you.

You’re blessed with the freedom to focus more intently on what is really important to you—it’s the freedom to follow the quiet guidance of your heart, to sit there from time to time, and to lead from that place of love and trust.

May these freedom quotes inspire you to let go of your limitations, worry and doubt, and be free from the heaviness of this world. May these words encourage you to free yourself from what happened yesterday and what may happen tomorrow.

It’s when you release negativity’s grip that you can embrace more positive opportunities for living a happy, fulfilled, and free life.

30 Freedom Quotes to Spur the Soul

1. “True freedom is an inward state of being. Once it is attained, no situation in the world can bind one or limit one’s freedom.” – Jack Canfield

2. “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are.” – Jim Morrison

3. “Freedom requires responsibility to choose who we are above and beyond our immediate impulses, needs, and social pressures.” – Brendon Burchard, The Motivation Manifesto

9. “All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man’s life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.” – Albert Einstein

10. “You belong somewhere you feel free.” – Tom Petty

11. “Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen

17. “The moment you can visualize being free from the things that hold you back you have indeed begun to set yourself free.” – Unknown

18. “The great efforts to move our lives forward always come down to a new moment when we interrupt our fear and activate our freedom by choosing how to feel, interpret, and direct our lives.” – Brendon Burchard, The Motivation Manifesto

19. “Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.” – Jim Morrison

21. “I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people’s lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.” – Melody Beattie

22. “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” – Rumi

23. “The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

25. “You will never be free until you free yourself from the prison of your own false thoughts.” – Philip Arnold

26. “Let go of your attachment to being right, and suddenly your mind is more open. You’re able to benefit from the unique viewpoints of others, without being crippled by your own judgment.” – Ralph Marston

27. “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” – Lewis B. Smedes

29. “Most of us can only influence small-scale things – but this is no limitation. One deed inspires another.” – Christopher Day

30. “The greatest of human freedoms is the ability to choose, at any moment, the palette of our emotional sky. We alone activate the very energy and emotion through which we experience life. If we wish to feel joy and gratitude in our lives, then we must direct our beliefs and behaviors in order to accomplish that end. And we must do it constantly, with such force and repetition that those emotions become the hues of our daily attitude. This is not easy work, but let it be our mission.” – Brendon Burchard, The Motivation Manifesto

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Hi Jen,
My partner and I are writing a book on mindful grandparenting and would like to use the quote from Calvin Dillard. We are asking permission from him to use the quote in our book. However, after researching we found there are numerous Calvin Dillards. Do you know which one said ” To feel that inner calm with oneself, is the truest gift of happiness.” Thanks so much for your help.
Pam Siegel

Hi Pam, I’m actually not sure. I’ll do some digging and see what I can find; I’ll share with you what I do find (and if you happen to find the answer before I do, please be so kind to share with me). Sometimes the source of quotes are hard to track down, and though I do my due diligence to the best of my ability, some do sneak through. I’ll be looking into it; thanks for asking!

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